Broom band



C. MORRIS Dec. 22, 1931.

BROOM BAND Filed Sept. 19, 1930 INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Dec. 22, 193i UNETED STATES CHARLES MORRIS, 0F HORNELL, NEW YORK BROOM BAND Application filed September 19, 1930. Serial No. 483,061.

My present invention has reference to a broom protecting band or jacket, and my object is the provision of a device for reinforcing or stiffening the body portion of the 5 broom so as to hold the weak and flexible straws in their original shape and thereby increase the life and efficiency of the broom.

To the attainment of the foregoing the invention L.,-.-I,--Ii1-'.3 in the improvement hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation illustrating my improvement in applied position.

Figure 2 is a sectional view approximately a on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view approximately on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a sectional view approximately on the line fir-"4: of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective View to illustrate a slight modification.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates an ordinary household broom. The brush of the broom has its straws tied together by the usual continuous longitudinal cords 3 which are connected by the transverse cords t.

In carrying out my invention I employ a strip of suitable flexible material which may be of soft cloth, oil cloth or the like. The strip 4 has its confronting edges folded upon themselves and stitched together and the folded edges may and preferably have arranged therein reinforcing plates 5. The 5 edges, indicated for distinction by the numeral 6, have passed therethrough alining series of eyelets 7 and threaded through these eyelet-s there is a tying cord 8.

The inner face of the band 4, at suitable 0 points opposite its confronting edges 6 has attached thereto preferably by eyelets 9 the body portions of depending hooks 10. The

rounded or beaked ends of these hooks are designed to be inserted under one of the longi- 5 tudinal cords 3 prior to the knotting of the tying cord 8. The hooks or clamps 10 not only hold the band in proper position for the knotting of the cord 8 but prevent the upward movement of the band over the reduced top of 9 the tapered brush or broom.

In lieu of the hooks l0 flat clamping plates 11 may be employed. These plates have their lower ends riveted to the inner sides of the band and the upper ends are arranged opposite round openings 12, asdisclosed by Figure 5 of the drawings. I Vhen the band is tied the outer ends of the clamping members 11 will be forced partly through the openings 12 and it is believed that the foregoing description will fully and clearly set forth the simplicity of the construction and the advantages thereof without further detailed description.

Having described the invention, I claim:

1. A broom band designed to be laced around a broom head in a line with the longitudinal cords which bind the straws of the said head, of a member pivotally secured to the band, and swingable on its pivot to engage with'one of the cords for preventing the band riding upwardly off of the broom head.

2. A broom band designed to be laced around a broom head in a line with the longitudinal cords which bind the straws of the said head, a metal plate pivotally secured to the band, and swingable on a pivot to engage with one of the cords for preventing the band riding upwardly off of the broom head, said plate having a hooked end which is adapted to engage with one of the cords to prevent the band riding upwardly on the broom head.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CHARLES MORRIS. 

